John Desmond Bernal Quote

The very bulk of scientific publications is itself delusive. It is of very unequal value; a large proportion of it, possibly as much as three-quarters, does not deserve to be published at all, and is only published for economic considerations which have nothing to do with the real interests of science.


The Social Function of Science (1939)


The very bulk of scientific publications is itself delusive. It is of very unequal value; a large proportion of it, possibly as much as...

The very bulk of scientific publications is itself delusive. It is of very unequal value; a large proportion of it, possibly as much as...

The very bulk of scientific publications is itself delusive. It is of very unequal value; a large proportion of it, possibly as much as...

The very bulk of scientific publications is itself delusive. It is of very unequal value; a large proportion of it, possibly as much as...